On paper, Fetty Wap had the fast start to become a prominent artist in the modern-day rap game. He had a strong breakout hit in “Trap Queen” that did just as much creatively (he perfected the millennial gangster love ballad) and commercially (the record went seven times platinum). This rapid-fire success earned him a double-platinum debut album filled with a handful of other smash singles. But not even a mighty Drake-featured fist bump (“My Way”) can sustain an entire career. Since those brighter days, the notoriously proud father has been on a steady decline to the unwelcomed “where are they now” category.
The cover art and title to Bruce Wayne, his latest digital frisbee, allude to a focused concept revolving around the trials and triumph caused by the death of his parents — similar to the Batman lore. But only the project’s opener comes close to referencing anything related to The Caped Crusader narrative. (“Bitch I’m Bruce Wayne, I keep money on mind,” he plainly raps.)
What made Fetty such a refreshing artist was his woven melodies through heavy Auto-Tune filters, which, at the time, was in its pleasurable infancy stages. Now that the honeymoon is over, his songwriting talents for said digital voice modifications can be perceived as a crutch. “Look At Me” is quite literally audio scrambled eggs with screechy pitched vocals and sitar strings shooting every which way to the point where it’s impossible to know where the verses start and choruses end. Songs like “All for You” and “So Different” are elevated from a production standpoint but just as vocally off-putting.
There are a small minority of tolerable cuts on the 11-song project that have potential to return the Remy Boy back to his Billboard Chart heyday – although the SoundCloud streaming numbers would say otherwise. “Hit Some Corners” has a tremendously catchy bounce beat and Fetty catches a smooth groove while “Strawberry Kush” beckons repeat listens, thanks to a concise chorus and decipherable verses. While the project’s highs may be scarce, hearing Fetty radiate his signature “yeeeeahs” and “baaaaabys” makes for easy listening.
Anyone who’s flabbergasted Bruce Wayne isn’t Dark Knight tough clearly hasn’t been following Mr. 1738’s recent trajectory. This just happens to be another uneventful mixtape from Fetty that puts him further away from the top of the charts – a place he seemed immovable from just three years ago.
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Honestly speaking, I don’t know why he got so popular considering he’s really trash. All the Molly and xanies in the world can’t hide that fact. I’m tired of these new age “singers” (there’s no such thing as rap when it comes to them) getting over and damaging the culture of Hop Hop with bullshit.
WTF were you waxing poetic about Scott? This dude was always trash. Stats bolstered by kids using Spotify harboring an infantile taste in music, with a preference for works that rebel against the quality of their parents Hip-Hop, do NOT dictate dopeness. And if you honestly thought anything about this dude was “refreshing,” you need to leave the critiquing to professional tastemakers. This article gave me nausea.
what u say bitch
what u say u thot
whoever wrote this is definitely biased i thought it was a decent offering
Good riddance generic trap rapper.
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he went to asia and opened a record company and its 4.5 billion people in asia right now
Que Mussolini is a great example of Pdiddy
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Never been a huge fan of Fetty Wap, but God DAMN is that article title brutal
His music has always been this…these reviewers chasing clicks or just dickriders that can’t actually tell good music from bad….its why real heads can salute a good song, but we know shticks wear thin..in short his music quality has been the same since he came on the scene you all are just tired of it…like always
This is nowhere the “Trap queen” and “679” fever he had when he first hit the scene. This sounds rushed and lazy.
sounds the same to me. He’s still doing the same thing you’re just not impressed anymore
this has hat time put into it but the haters just don’t see it for what it is.GREATNESS
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Soo fire
I’m not sure the cover art alludes to the death of his parents, unless both of his parents were men and were born in the 30s.
it is his grandfathers m8.
Thanks, makes much more sense.
I think Fetty voice do not have to live in its predecessor voice from the other album or familiar hit tracks. The album art should be an indicator of the burial of the death of an previous Fetty image. Remember Bruce Wayne is the government name of the character not the superhero. I blame the song organizer for not following an trend through the artist life-his album art- and the thesis of flow of rhymes. In addition the quality of speakers used to reproduce the product for listening and consumer conception is drastically different from the artist’s fan base. Also, the album is technically a mix tape I am left wondering the difference in an album.
I think to much carnival. Yet idk